Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-10

A long fort on the part Of Mr.. Mey-
ers to establish the level Of the ocean
did not fix any level other than that al-
re adv in use, and on cross.examination
Mr.. Knox said that he considered the
plans and specifications very defective in
several particulars, but he had not hg-
ured as closely as he would had he been
figuring for the contract.
Recess until 1880 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The committee convened shortly after
1880 o'clock, with the same parties pres.
ent who graced the occasion during the
afternoon. The only difference was
that the lobby was not quite so full, but
this part of the house filled up gradual
ly toward the latter part of the session.
| Previo to the convening Of the COM
mittes an informal examination of the
plans and specifications was made by the
attorneys, who found that the supposed
| cory differed materially from the origi-
nal document in several important par
ticulars. Whether the interineations
we're made by the Bridge Committee af-
ter the bids were advertised for was con-
cluded to be q matter to be afterward
determined.
The first witness placed on the stard
was Mr.. Ledbetter. who testified that he
had a general talk with Mr.. McMullin
about the Kuhrts street bridge. He
aid: "My business is partly bridge.
building. 1t was generally understood
that in matters of this kind l was to
stay ont, and in email matters they were
to stay out. When this matter was let
out saw Mr.. Carusi and said wanted
to see about my getting the Pasadena
bridge. He brought Mr.. Cats up and
introduced him to me as belongii & to
the San Francisco Bridge Company.
The matter went along after / was
promised the bridge, and couldn't
get to see Mr.. Cats. Mr.. Cats sent
for me and said he wanted to make some
arrangements with me. His bid was in
and he said be would give me $500, hut
I said could have made $500 if l had
got the bridge. A few days after he
came to me and said he would have to
knock off $50. I told him he could
knock it all off. 1t was understood that
I was to keep out of these bridges and
get other contracts. Had no figures
prepared to bid on the Kuhrts street
bridge. had no other knowledge OF
pooling than I have stated. Had no
conversation with Mr.. McMullin other
than in a jovial way.
Mayor Workman: Did you not advise
me not to sign the contract?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you not tell me there was a
job in il?
A. Yes, sir; that was my opinion
about it.
City Attorney: Could that bridge be
built for less money?
A. Yes, sir.
O. What was your opinion that the
bridge could be built fer?
A.. From my figures Judged it could
be built for $l2,5 500
Mr.. Wright. Would you think that
there was job in it when the En-
gineer's figures differed so much from
yours?
A. 1 should think so.
Mr.. McMullin. Who was the man
that figured the iron for you?
A. Mr.. c. F. Swaggert.
@. Did he ever see the plans?
A. Yes, sir.
Q-to Clerk Teed. Did he see the
plans?
A. Yes. sir, he saw the plans.
Q.-to Mr.. L. Did you abstain form
bidding for any consideration the San
Francisco Bridge Company offered you?
A. Not positively.
@. Did you have any plans prepared?
A. No. was not going to bid.
Mayor Workman. What did you tell
me was the reason you did not bid?
A. 1 went to Mr.. Mevers and he
was going to charge me $l25, and l was
not able to pay that much for plans.
@. You told me the city had the
worst of it?
A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. G.. w. Cats was called, but it
was stated he was not in the city.
Mr.. Ledbetter was recalled, and said
Mr.. Carusi, the engineer of the bridge
company, bad introduced Mr.. Cats to
him.
Clerk Teed took the stand and testi-
fed that Mr. Gait had put in a bid for the
Kings Bridge Company for $l5, 900, dated
January 81, 1887. This amount was high
er than the s. F. Bridge Co.'S bid. The
original plans and specifications were
filed on January ID, 1887. and adopted.
don't think they were ever taken from
the office except by the Bridge Commit
tee. That is the original specification
which was filed with me. On the 7th of
February the Bridge Committee reported
on the bids and recommended that the
contract be let to the s. F. Bridge Co.,
provided that certain amendments to the
plans and specifications be included.
There is what purports to be true
COPY on file with me, but it is not
true copy. 1t was taken away by Mr..
Eaton's clerk.
@. By City Attorney: Did 1t come
back in the same condition that it was
taken out?
A. Iwould not like to state.
@. Can you tell me, are there any
interlineations?
A. Hold that, sir, (handing the orig
inal copy). Half way down it reads,
nine redwood piles; this one reads seven.
(Other interlinea,ions were not found
in the original but in the copy.)
@. Were those changes made by or.
der of any committee that you know of?
A. think those are all the changes.
Mr.. Wright. Were those documents
compared at the time the bids were filed?
A. l do not know.
@. You do not know who made
those changes?
A. l do not.
@. When did you frat see those in
terlin cations?
A. l can't say that / remember.
@. Did you see them before the lst
of April? -.
A. No, did not. know nothing
whatever about it.
Mr.. Eaton. While these things are
fresh would like to call upon Mr..
MIR. A. Meyers, sworn. The inter.
lineations were made by myself. They
were made before the bids were adver-
tised for. They were made because the
data for the bottom of the cylinder
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